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Notes: Duke 73, Georgia Tech 66
2/22/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
- Duke is now 14-0 in ACC action and has clinched the outright ACC regular season championship, the 17th in Duke history and 11th under Coach K. In all, 15 of Duke's 17 regular season championship have been captured outright, including 10 of the 11 under Krzyzewski.
- J.J. Redick scored 22 points off of 5-of-21 shooting from the field, 1-of-6 from behind the arc and 11-of-12 from the free throw line.
- Redick scored 16 of Duke's last 20 points in the game's last nine minutes after opening 2-of-17 from the field. Redick made good on 9-of-10 free throws down the stretch to secure the Blue Devil victory.
- Redick has now scored 20 or more points in 64 career games, including 22 this season and 16 straight. Redick's 64 career 20 point games ties him with Mike Gminski for the most in school history. Redick's 22 games this season ties him for ninth most in a season in Duke history with Danny Ferry (1989) and Shane Battier (2001). Tied for seventh are Bob Verga (1967) and Jim Spanarkel (1978) with 23 and Dick Groat holds the single-season record with 28 in 1951. Redick's 16 straight 20 point games ties him with Bob Verga as the third-longest streak in school history. Art Heyman had a 17-game streak and Dick Groat holds the school record with 18 straight 20 point games spanning 1951-52.
- Redick has now scored in double figures in 113 career games, fourth most in Duke history, including all 26 this season and an ACC-leading 28 straight. Mark Alarie and Christian Laettner are tied for the second-most double-figure scoring games with 118 respectively. Additionally, Redick has reached double figures in 64 of his last 66 games dating back to his sophomore season.
- Redick scored a season-low four points in the first half, marking just the second time in 26 games this season he has not reached double figures by halftime.
- Redick now has 2,579 career points, second most in ACC history behind Dickie Hemric and his total of 2,587.
- Redick recently became the 54th player in NCAA history to record 2,500 points in a career and against Georgia Tech, he moved from 35th place to 33rd place passing Notre Dame's Austin Carr (2,560) and Marshall's Skip Henderson (2,574).
- Redick has now connected on 105 three-pointers this season and remains in sixth place on Duke's season chart. Immediately ahead in fifth place is Jason Williams, who hit 108 triples in 2002.
- Redick now has 774 points this season and moved into seventh place on Duke's season chart. He passed Christian Laettner's total of 771 in 1991 and is immediately behind Shane Battier's 2001 total of 778.
- Redick now has 185 free throws made this season, ninth most in Duke history. He passed Mike Gminski (180, 1980) and Elton Brand (181, 1999) on the Top 10 chart.
- J.J. Redick has now scored 422 points in 14 ACC contests becoming the first Duke player to score 400 points in a conference season. His total of 383 from 2005 was Duke's ACC record.
- Redick has now connected on 129 field goals in ACC play and is sixth place on Duke's ACC season chart.
- Redick has now hit 53 three-pointers in ACC action this season, fourth place on Duke's ACC season chart.
- Redick has now hit 111 free throws in ACC action this season, the most in Duke history.
- Shelden Williams scored a game-high 26 points and added 11 rebounds and two steals in 32 minutes for Duke. He connected on 11-of-17 field goals and 4-of-5 free throws.
- Williams recorded his 27th career 20 point game and his 14th of the season.
- Williams has reached double figures in scoring in 92 career games and 25 of 26 this season.
- Williams now has 52 career double-doubles and 14 this season. Both marks are ACC-bests. His 52 career double-doubles is tied with Mike Gminski for third-most in Duke history.
- Williams now has 57 games with 10 or more rebounds and 15 this season. The 57 games are tied for third in Duke history with Mike Lewis.
- Williams now has 1,148 career rebounds and remained in third place at Duke and 13th in ACC history. Immediately ahead on both lists is Christian Laettner with 1,149 career rebounds.
- Williams now has 1,756 career points and passed Bobby Hurley (1,731) and moved into 17th place on Duke's career scoring chart. Immediately ahead is Bob Verga with 1,758 points.
- Duke improves to 57-21 all time against Georgia Tech and 19-11 in Alexander Memorial Coliseum. Coach K improves to 42-16 against Tech while Paul Hewitt falls to 1-12 against the Blue Devils.
- Duke is now 26-1 for just the second-time in school history. Duke's 1999 team was 37-1 entering the national championship game.
- Duke is now 14-0 in the ACC for the third time in school history. Duke's 1963 team (14-0) and 1999 team (16-0) both finished with perfect ACC marks. Additionally, Duke's 14 wins ties the '63 team for fourth-most in Duke history behind the 1999 team's 16. The 1998 and 2000 teams both went 15-1 in ACC play.
- Coach K now has 747 career victories and moves out of a tie with Phog Allen for and now has sole possession of 11th place in NCAA history. He also has 674 wins at Duke, eighth most in NCAA history and just one win shy of Louisville's Denny Crum (675) on the chart for most wins at one school.
- Duke has 205 wins this decade, 20 more than any other team in the NCAA.
- Duke has won 211 of last 226 games vs. unranked teams overall, including a 105-9 mark vs. ACC teams in that span.
- Duke improves to 133-25 in ACC play since 1997.
- Coach K improves to 523-85 vs. unranked teams and 210-15 since 1997-98.
- Duke has hit a three-pointer in 577 straight games, the fourth longest streak in the NCAA.
- Duke improves to 186-25 as the nation's top ranked team (AP), including a 162-20 mark under Coach K. Krzyzewski's 182 games coaching the No. 1 team is second most behind John Wooden's 228. Duke is 854-213 all-time as a ranked team.
- In 101 seasons, Duke has now won 1,790 games, fourth most in the NCAA.
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